Tuesday, September 3 2019 16:26

ArmInfo.The Ministry of Justice of Armenia did not receive any request from the Russian side about the wish of the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir  Putin, to visit one of the country's penitentiaries. In response to a  request from a ArmInfo correspondent, press secretary of the Ministry  of Justice of the Republic of Armenia Lusine Martirosyan informed,  commenting on the information circulated in the Armenian media that  the Russian side asked Armenia to ensure the safety of the President  of the Russian Federation when visiting one of the penitentiaries as  part of his working visit to Armenia.

"This information does not correspond to reality, we did not receive  any request from the Russian side in this regard," Martirosyan said.

It should be noted that today information appeared in the Armenian  media that the Russian side, as part of the planned visit to Armenia  by the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, asked to  ensure his safety when visiting one of the penitentiaries. In the  Armenian media, information has long been circulated that during his  visit to Armenia Putin intends to meet with the second President of  the Republic of Armenia Robert Kocharian , who is in prison on  charges of overthrowing the constitutional order.

It should be noted that the visit of the Russian leader is planned  within the framework of the EAEU summit in Yerevan, which will take  place from September 30 to October 1.